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Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
presidential margin
2008D+25.52012D+19.92016D+10.62020D+13.52024D+7.1
full record · 1892 → 2024
D+7.1
2024
median income$77,535U.S. $80,734 · MI $72,875
median age40.2U.S. 39.1 · MI 40.3
poverty rate13.6%U.S. 12.5% · MI 13.2%
bachelor’s+ (25+)34.6%U.S. 35.6% · MI 32.6%
non-english14.8%U.S. 22.3% · MI 10.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German14.1%
Irish9.1%
Polish8.6%
African American†20.1%
African0.7%
Nigerian0.2%
Mexican3.4%
Puerto Rican0.6%
Asian Indian2.3%
Chinese0.6%
Bangladeshi0.4%
religion
other traditions
Black Protestant5.0%
Muslim4.5%
Mainline3.4%
Other Christian0.8%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, Michigan

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Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIHarrisD+7.1
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2024 presidential margin by county for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, MIA map of the constituent counties of Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, MI, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Wayne County, MI · D+29.0Lapeer County, MI · R+39.8Livingston County, MI · R+23.9Macomb County, MI · R+13.7Oakland County, MI · D+10.6St. Clair County, MI · R+34.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic52.4%1,268,213
Donald TrumpRepublican45.2%1,095,203
Jill SteinGreen2.4%58,982
D+60
R+60
6 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (6 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, MI — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Lapeer County, MIRepublicanR+39.8
Livingston County, MIRepublicanR+23.9
Macomb County, MIRepublicanR+13.7
Oakland County, MIDemocraticD+10.6
St. Clair County, MIRepublicanR+34.6
Wayne County, MIDemocraticD+29.0
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
52.4%Harris1,268,213
45.2%Trump1,095,203
2.4%Stein58,982
+7.1%
2,422,398
D
56.1%Biden1,351,220
42.6%Trump1,026,036
1.3%Jorgensen31,731
+13.5%
2,408,987
D
52.9%Clinton1,110,502
42.3%Trump887,629
4.9%Johnson102,500
+10.6%
2,100,631
D
59.4%Obama1,242,859
39.4%Romney825,329
1.2%Stein24,970
+19.9%
2,093,158
D
62.0%Obama1,360,918
36.5%McCain801,160
1.5%Nader32,432
+25.5%
2,194,510
D
56.6%Kerry1,203,845
42.5%Bush903,705
0.9%Nader19,197
+14.1%
2,126,747
D
56.9%Gore1,061,771
40.7%Bush760,164
2.3%Nader43,741
+16.2%
1,865,676
D
56.8%Clinton963,486
34.4%Dole582,819
8.9%Perot150,163
+22.4%
1,696,468
D
47.5%Clinton907,147
35.7%Bush681,330
16.9%Perot322,137
+11.8%
1,910,614
R
48.1%Dukakis783,217
51.0%Bush831,324
0.9%Paul14,119
−3.0%
1,628,660
R
44.7%Mondale780,252
54.8%Reagan954,923
0.5%Bergland8,904
−10.0%
1,744,079
D
47.8%Carter849,725
44.7%Reagan794,927
7.4%Anderson132,057
+3.1%
1,776,709
D
51.9%Carter878,861
46.3%Ford783,455
1.8%McCarthy30,072
+5.6%
1,692,388
R
45.3%McGovern755,536
52.8%Nixon882,209
1.9%Schmitz31,742
−7.6%
1,669,487
D
57.1%Humphrey951,841
31.8%Nixon530,227
11.0%Wallace183,729
+25.3%
1,665,797
D
72.4%Johnson1,188,876
27.4%Goldwater449,356
0.2%Hass3,321
+45.1%
1,641,553
D
60.8%Kennedy1,043,578
38.8%Nixon666,656
0.3%Byrd5,760
+22.0%
1,715,994
D
53.2%Stevenson847,846
46.6%Eisenhower743,068
0.2%Andrews2,752
+6.6%
1,593,666
D
53.1%Stevenson751,649
46.4%Eisenhower656,972
0.4%Hallinan6,170
+6.7%
1,414,791
D
55.0%Truman584,538
41.3%Dewey439,103
3.7%Thurmond39,610
+13.7%
1,063,251
D
59.8%Roosevelt651,173
39.7%Dewey431,563
0.5%Thomas5,640
+20.2%
1,088,376
D
58.4%Roosevelt537,840
40.9%Willkie376,241
0.7%Thomas6,541
+17.6%
920,622
D
62.2%Roosevelt482,625
32.6%Landon253,144
5.2%Lemke40,356
+29.6%
776,125
D
55.8%Roosevelt382,135
40.6%Hoover278,088
3.5%Thomas24,100
+15.2%
684,323
R
34.0%Smith184,959
65.2%Hoover354,373
0.8%Thomas4,310
−31.2%
543,642
R
8.9%Davis36,728
79.3%Coolidge326,219
11.8%La Follette48,435
−70.4%
411,382
R
18.9%Cox67,677
74.1%Harding265,735
7.0%Debs25,238
−55.2%
358,650
R
44.3%Wilson79,553
52.7%Hughes94,681
3.0%Benson5,302
−8.4%
179,536
O
27.5%Wilson35,343
30.6%Taft39,284
41.8%Roosevelt53,679
Roosevelt +11.2
128,306
R
32.8%Bryan39,034
62.0%Taft73,772
5.2%Debs6,178
−29.2%
118,984
R
29.6%Parker33,248
67.5%Roosevelt75,707
2.9%Debs3,256
−37.8%
112,211
R
42.0%Bryan46,132
55.6%McKinley61,081
2.5%Woolley2,733
−13.6%
109,946
R
41.7%Bryan46,091
54.6%McKinley60,261
3.7%Palmer4,076
−12.8%
110,428
D
48.6%Cleveland46,348
47.1%Harrison44,856
4.3%Weaver4,128
+1.6%
95,332
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +7.1% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+7.1%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+1.6%
1896−12.8%
1900−13.6%
1904−37.8%
1908−29.2%
1912−3.1%
1916−8.4%
1920−55.2%
1924−70.4%
1928−31.2%
1932+15.2%
1936+29.6%
1940+17.6%
1944+20.2%
1948+13.7%
1952+6.7%
1956+6.6%
1960+22.0%
1964+45.1%
1968+25.3%
1972−7.6%
1976+5.6%
1980+3.1%
1984−10.0%
1988−3.0%
1992+11.8%
1996+22.4%
2000+16.2%
2004+14.1%
2008+25.5%
2012+19.9%
2016+10.6%
2020+13.5%
2024+7.1%
DemocraticRepublican
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Voter registration in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MITotal registered voters, 2016–2024. Latest 3,634,050 in 2024.908.5K1.8M2.7M3.6M3.6M20162024
Registered voters
Voter registration in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
YearTotal registered
20163,264,665
20183,219,615
20203,503,779
20223,547,866
20243,634,050
Source: U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAVS)

The Detroit metro delivers lopsided Democratic margins in Wayne County while Macomb County swings between parties, making the combined suburban-urban balance a reliable bellwether for statewide outcomes.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 45.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 70.4 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 6.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.1 points.

A population of 4,376,828, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,535 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN and St. Louis, MO-IL.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
93.0twin score
population scale2000–2008 trajectory≠ % Latino
St. Louis, MO-IL
90.7twin score
population scale2000–2024 trajectory≠ Polish ancestry
Toledo, OH
89.5twin score
2004–2016 trajectory≠ population scale

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

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Frequently asked questions

How did Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, Michigan voted Democratic by 7.1 points (D+7.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,422,398 votes cast, 1,268,213 went Democratic and 1,095,203 went Republican.
When did Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, Michigan last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, Michigan voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, Michigan?
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, Michigan has a population of 4,376,828 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, Michigan?
Median household income in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, Michigan is $77,535 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, Michigan from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican.